小さくとも針は飲まれぬ
[ちいさくともはりはのまれぬ, chiisaku tomo hari wa nomarenu] use even the smallest things with care and caution (lit.: though small a needle should not be swallowed)

近くて見えぬは睫毛
[ちかくてみえぬはまつげ, chikakute mienu wa matsuge] we see not what sits on our own shoulders; we can eassily find others' faults but not our own (lit.: eyelashes though close are not visible)

力は正義
[ちからはせいぎ, chikara wa seigi] might makes right (from the English proverb; the nature of politics and power are the same the world over, it seems)

知識は力なり
[ちしきはちからなり, chishiki wa chikara nari] knowledge is power

知識は富の永久の泉
[ちしきはとみのえいきゅうのいずみ, chishiki wa tomi no eikyuu no izumi] knowledge is the perennial spring of wealth (from the English proverb)

血で血を洗う
[ちでちをあらう, chi de chi o arau] wash blood with blood, to (i.e.: a terrible fight or quarrel between warriors or family members, often over status or resources)

知徳は車の両輪の如し
[ちとくはくるまのりょうりんのごとし, chitoku wa kuruma no ryourin no gotoshi] wisdom and virtue are like the two wheels of a cart (i.e.: they are inextricably linked and cannot be separated)

治にいて乱を忘れず
[ちにいてらんをわすれず, chi ni ite ran o wasurezu] in fair weather prepare for foul (lit.: in peace do not forget war; in other words, the best defense is preparedness)

血は血だけ
[ちはちだけ, chi wa chi dake] blood is only blood (i.e.: family can be helpful but not always reliable)

血は水より濃し
[ちはみずよりこし, chi wa mizu yori koshi] blood is thicker than water (taken from English and accepted as a Japanese proverb)

茶人の物好き
[ちゃじんのものずき, chajin no mono zuki] a very curious, interested person (lit.: the curiosity of a tea devotee; that is to say that people who participate in a tea ceremony are supposed to express interest in all the details, from teh age, maker, and cost of the materials, to the style or the rite itself)

茶腹も一時
[ちゃばらもいっとき, chabara mo ittoki] when hungry any food is fit for a while (lit.: even a cup of tea [will calm hunger] for a little while)

茶碗を綿で受ける
[ちゃわんをわたでうける, chawan o wata de ukeru] a soft answer turns away wrath; be oblivious to a slight or insult, to; ignore or dismiss a slight or insult, to (lit.: accept a teacup with cotton)

茶を飲むと色が黒くなる
[ちゃをのむといろがくろくなる, cha o nomu to iro ga kuroku naru] drinking tea leads to a dark complexion (n.b.: this is why, at least traditionally, women tended to avoid drinking tea, since a fair if not white complexion was, and still is in some areas, highly prized)

忠臣は二君につかえず
[ちゅうしんはにくんにつかえず, chushin wa nikun ni tsukaezu] no man can serve two masters (lit.: a loyal retainer does not serve two lords. This was often quoted during the feudal period, and is taken from the writings of the ancient Chinese historian Ssu-ma Ch'ien)

朝三暮四
[ちょうさんぼし, chousanboshi] humbug; six of one or half a dozen of the other (lit.: morning three, evening four)

提灯に釣鐘
[ちょうちんにつりがね, chouchin ni tsurigane] an ill-suited match [between a man and a woman] (lit.: a paper lantern with a hanging temple bell, two common items in ancient and modern Japan that simply do not go together at all)

提灯持ち足元暗い
[ちょうちんもちあしもとくらい, chouchin-mochi ashimoto kurai] news at home is best gotten from afar (lit.: it is dark at the feet of the lantern bearer)

提灯持ちは先に立て
[ちょうちんもちはさきにたて, chouchin-mochi ha saki ni tate] the candle that goes before gives the best light (lit.: the person with the lantern should go first; that is to say, whoever has the requisite knowledge or tool should lead the way)

町内で知らぬ者は亭主ばかりなり
[ちょうないでしらぬものはていしゅばかりなり, chounai de shiranu mono wa teishu bakari nari] the good man is the last to know what is amiss at home (lit.: only the husband knows not what is happening in the neighborhood; this expression is often applied to a cuckold who is unaware of his wife's infidelity)

塵も積もれば山となる
[ちりもつもればやまとなる, chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru] little and often makes a heap in time (lit.: even dust will accumulate into a mountain)

珍客も三日目には居候
[ちんきゃくもみっかめにはいそうろう, chinkyaku mo mikkame niwa isourou] the first day a guest, the third day a pest (lit.: even a valued guest becomes a parasite on the third day)

沈黙は金なり
[ちんもくはきんなり, chinmoku wa kin nari] silence is gold (probably a direct translation of the English proverb; n.b.: the character for "kin" [also read "kane"] can mean gold, money, or metal)